Alternatives to Xfce Screenshooter
The Xfce desktop's screenshot tool for capturing the screen, a window or a region. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Xfce Screenshooter
The Xfce desktop's screenshot tool for capturing the screen, a window or a region.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Xfce Screenshooter.
Spectacle
KDE's screenshot and screen recording application for Linux desktops.
Spectacle is KDE's open-source screenshot tool that also records the screen and sends captures to other applications, fitting best on a Plasma desktop.
Flameshot
A cross-platform screenshot tool that drops annotation controls right on top of the selection.
Flameshot adds in-place annotation such as arrows, blur and counters plus a command line interface, and runs on Windows and macOS as well as Linux.
Shutter
A Linux screenshot program that captures areas, windows, menus or websites and includes an editor.
Shutter is an open-source Linux screenshot program that adds menu, tooltip and website capture plus a built-in editor for effects and annotations.
ksnip
A screenshot tool with annotation that works on Wayland, which several better-known ones still do not.
ksnip adds annotation, image host upload and Wayland support across Linux, Windows and macOS, though its maintenance future is uncertain.
scrot
A simple command-line screenshot utility for X11 that grabs and saves images using imlib2.
scrot is a lightweight command-line X11 screenshot utility without a panel plugin or graphical interface, suited to scripts and key bindings.
maim
A command-line screenshot tool for X11 that captures the whole desktop, a window or a region.
maim is a scriptable command-line X11 screenshot tool for full screen, window or region capture, relying on slop for interactive selection and lacking a graphical interface.
LXImage-Qt
A lightweight image viewer and screenshot tool from the LXQt desktop project.
LXImage-Qt is the LXQt project's image viewer with built-in screenshots and annotation, suited to LXQt rather than Xfce.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
swappy
A Wayland native screenshot editing tool for annotating captures, inspired by Snappy on macOS.
Satty
Annotate screenshots in a focused Linux application.
Gradia
A GNOME app for annotating screenshots and adding backgrounds so they look good when shared.
SimpleScreenRecorder
A Linux screen recorder for capturing programs and games, with live streaming and audio recording support.
vokoscreenNG
An open-source screencast recorder for Windows and Linux that captures the screen, an area or a window.
